He had gone off on the pretence of a visit to some shrine, and his followers would not fight.

The fort was destroyed, and estate confiscated.

He is still, January, 1851, negotiating for the purchase of both, and will succeed, as he has plenty of money at command.

The King's troops employed committed all manner of atrocities upon the poor peasantry: many men were murdered, many women threw themselves down in wells, after they had been dishonoured; and all were indiscriminately plundered.] He married the daughter of Fuzl Allee, the prime minister for fifteen months, during which time he made a fortune of some thirty or thirty- five lacs of rupees, twelve of which Hamid Allee's wife got.

He was persuaded by Gholam Allee, his deputy, and others, that he might aspire to be prime minister at Lucknow if he took a few districts in farm, to establish his character and influence.